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By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide to ESL since 1997

Useful Phrases for Giving Advice, Making Complaints, Etc.

Friday July 27, 2007
These standard phrases are useful in a variety of common situations in everyday life. Each phrase resource also includes a follow-up quiz to check your understanding.

Contrasting Ideas - Contrasting Ideas Quiz
Making Complaints - Making Complaints Quiz
Asking for Information - Asking for Information Quiz
Giving Advice - Giving Advice Quiz
Guessing - Guessing Quiz
Being Imprecise or Vague - Being Imprecise or Vague Quiz

Comments

July 31, 2007 at 12:14 pm
(1) Eric Roth says:

Thank you for creating and sharing these practical, smart, and nuanced examples of useful English phrases. Your selections will assist both high-intermediate and advanced ESL students and teachers. I especially appreciate the way that you went beyond the obvious examples and chose more modern and sophisticated phrases that students will actually encounter at work and in social situations. Keep it up!

August 1, 2007 at 8:47 pm
(2) linda says:

Dear Kenneth,

This is a fantastic practical ESL guiding resource. The best I had ever seen. Thank you so much for your wise input. I love your work!!!

Thank you!

August 2, 2007 at 5:57 am
(3) Patrick Cosgrove says:

Thank you, Kenneth, for the excellent examples and follow-up quizzes; I have found all of them to be up-to-date and a very comprehensive approach to modern English which my students certainly appreciate! I am consistently impressed with your methods.

December 9, 2007 at 5:59 am
(4) Genni Gomes says:

The material displayed here is fantastic.It covers a large possibility of situations faced by students.Thank you Kenneth.

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